- The Federal Government (FG) has commissioned the first solar-powered Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at the Usmanu Danfodio University in Sokoto State.
- The Director-General of the Council, Jelani Aliyu, who made this known at the launch on Thursday, said the EV when charged for 22 hours can run 482 kilometres.
The Federal Government (FG) has commissioned the first solar-powered Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at the Usmanu Danfodio University in Sokoto State.
The EV charging station by the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) came a few months after the unveiling of the first locally assembled Electronic Vehicle in the country, which is the Hyundai KONA Electric.
The Director-General of the Council, Jelani Aliyu, who made this known at the launch on Thursday, said the EV when charged for 22 hours can run 482 kilometres.
He said, “What has just been commissioned today is the nation’s first 100 per cent Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station.
“100% renewable energy, 100% clean energy to power 100% Electric Vehicles.
“Absolutely zero emissions, zero waste: from energy generation to energy utilization.
“This Charging station is an important component of our national Vehicle Electrification Programme.
“We are collaborating with three universities: UDUS; the University of Lagos and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.”
Aliyu added that the collaboration with academia is important because it is not just a charging station but a platform and a springboard for advanced research and development.
He continued, “The charging station is composed of arrays of installed solar panels with 86.4 kilowatts per hour capacity.
“They are then coupled to three online-offline hybrid inverters with 5-kilovolt ampere (KVA) each and synchronized to give 15KVA/48watts output.
“The system’s energy storage is made up of 36 units of deep-cycle gel batteries with an output of 48 volts/1980 amperes.”
Jelani further disclosed that the station has two charging levels; the first is the High-Level Charging System (Fast Charging System) which takes 22 hours for a full charge and the vehicle can run for 482 kilometres.
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